Compare · As of November 2026

Scape vs Sculptor

Sculptor, from Imbue, is a desktop app for running coding agents in parallel. Its README calls it an experimental research preview.^[1] Here is how it compares with Scape, with a source for every claim about Sculptor.

Feature	Scape	Sculptor
Agents
Agents	Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, OpenCode, pi, omp and Kimi Code, on your own subscriptions.	Claude Code and the Pi harness built in, and it runs any terminal-based agent.^[3]
Manager agent (Argus)	Argus reads your mission, starts child agents in their own worktrees, checks on them, and keeps a log table. You choose which agent and model its children run on, and can restart it on another agent without losing them.	Several agents per workspace, and a task dependency graph.^[1]
Agent rooms	Chat rooms where agents and people work one problem together, such as Claude and Codex debating an approach.	No.
Messages between sessions	One agent can message or direct another session.	No.
Agent review	Adversarial review: a second agent reviews the first one's diff (/scape-codex-review ships with Scape).	PR creation and status.^[1]
Watchdogs	Supervisors that spot stuck sessions and auto-answer questions and permission gates (Claude Code).	Claude Code runs sandboxed with tool permissions auto-approved.^[6]
Automation
Playbooks	Step-by-step automations that chain shell commands, agent prompts, HTTP calls and Scape tools. Lock one and it runs as a fixed script.	No.
Scheduler	A per-project calendar that runs playbooks and messages Argus, once or daily, weekly or monthly, while Scape is open.	No.
Triggers	Run a playbook or prompt Argus when a webhook arrives, an integration record changes, a table query matches, or a calendar event happens. You arm each one.	CI Babysitter (experimental, off by default): when a GitHub PR's CI fails or it hits a merge conflict, an agent is started to fix it.^[7]
Working with people
Flight Plans	One shared, end-to-end encrypted document where you, a teammate and both your agents turn open questions into decisions and tasks. Share it by link and approve each person who asks to join.	No.
Encrypted chat	End-to-end encrypted group and one-to-one rooms. Messages are never stored on a server.	No.
Sharing	Drag notes, playbooks and tables into an encrypted chat to share them.	No.
Workspace
Notes	Rich-text notes with version history, embedded charts and full-text search, synced through your iCloud.	No.
Tables	SQLite-backed tables your agents and playbooks read and write, viewed as a table, kanban or gantt.	No.
Charts	Bar, line, area, scatter, pie and KPI charts built from your tables, embeddable in notes.	No.
Custom Apps	Small apps built from a JSON spec, kept in your project.	Extensions: JavaScript modules that add panels, header widgets, home views and overlays; an agent can build one.^[8]
Integrations	Jira, GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear, ServiceNow, Bugsnag, Datadog, or any HTTP source, in your sidebar.	Bundled Linear extension shows issues linked to the branch and PR; GitHub pull requests are opened and tracked through the GitHub CLI.^[8]
Dev tools
Worktrees	A git worktree per session, with a post-create hook you set per repo or globally.	A workspace is a git worktree by default; clone and container backends are experimental.^[4]^[5]
Code editor	Monaco, with 60+ languages, a diff view, Vim mode and LSP.	No.
Browser	A built-in browser your agents can drive: screenshots, clicks, forms and scraping.	No.
Dev servers	A live browser preview paired with each server. Cmd+click jumps to the source, and each worktree gets its own port.	No.
Spectator mode	Every file an agent edits opens live in the editor, so you can follow along.	Live diff of the agent's changes for Claude Code and Pi agents.^[6]
The basics
Status	In active development.	Latest release v0.49.0 on 2026-10-21. Described as an experimental research preview.^[9]
Where agents run	On your Mac. Claude Code sessions can also run on a saved SSH host. No hosted agents.	On your machine, with optional Docker, SSH or VM backends (experimental).^[5]
Platform	macOS. Claude Code sessions can also be driven from the Claude mobile app through Remote Control, opt-in per project. There is no Scape mobile app yet.	macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux and Linux ARM64.^[1]
Price	14-day free trial, no account or card. Then Pro at $9.99 a month or $99 a year; you bring your own agent subscriptions.	No price listed.
Open source	No.	Yes, MIT.^[2]

Agents

Scape: Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, OpenCode, pi, omp and Kimi Code, on your own subscriptions.

Sculptor: Claude Code and the Pi harness built in, and it runs any terminal-based agent.^[3]

Manager agent (Argus)

Scape: Argus reads your mission, starts child agents in their own worktrees, checks on them, and keeps a log table. You choose which agent and model its children run on, and can restart it on another agent without losing them.

Sculptor: Several agents per workspace, and a task dependency graph.^[1]

Agent rooms

Scape: Chat rooms where agents and people work one problem together, such as Claude and Codex debating an approach.

Sculptor: No.

Messages between sessions

Scape: One agent can message or direct another session.

Sculptor: No.

Agent review

Scape: Adversarial review: a second agent reviews the first one's diff (/scape-codex-review ships with Scape).

Sculptor: PR creation and status.^[1]

Watchdogs

Scape: Supervisors that spot stuck sessions and auto-answer questions and permission gates (Claude Code).

Sculptor: Claude Code runs sandboxed with tool permissions auto-approved.^[6]

Automation

Playbooks

Scape: Step-by-step automations that chain shell commands, agent prompts, HTTP calls and Scape tools. Lock one and it runs as a fixed script.

Sculptor: No.

Scheduler

Scape: A per-project calendar that runs playbooks and messages Argus, once or daily, weekly or monthly, while Scape is open.

Sculptor: No.

Triggers

Scape: Run a playbook or prompt Argus when a webhook arrives, an integration record changes, a table query matches, or a calendar event happens. You arm each one.

Sculptor: CI Babysitter (experimental, off by default): when a GitHub PR's CI fails or it hits a merge conflict, an agent is started to fix it.^[7]

Working with people

Flight Plans

Scape: One shared, end-to-end encrypted document where you, a teammate and both your agents turn open questions into decisions and tasks. Share it by link and approve each person who asks to join.

Sculptor: No.

Encrypted chat

Scape: End-to-end encrypted group and one-to-one rooms. Messages are never stored on a server.

Sculptor: No.

Sharing

Scape: Drag notes, playbooks and tables into an encrypted chat to share them.

Sculptor: No.

Workspace

Notes

Scape: Rich-text notes with version history, embedded charts and full-text search, synced through your iCloud.

Sculptor: No.

Tables

Scape: SQLite-backed tables your agents and playbooks read and write, viewed as a table, kanban or gantt.

Sculptor: No.

Charts

Scape: Bar, line, area, scatter, pie and KPI charts built from your tables, embeddable in notes.

Sculptor: No.

Custom Apps

Scape: Small apps built from a JSON spec, kept in your project.

Sculptor: Extensions: JavaScript modules that add panels, header widgets, home views and overlays; an agent can build one.^[8]

Integrations

Scape: Jira, GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear, ServiceNow, Bugsnag, Datadog, or any HTTP source, in your sidebar.

Sculptor: Bundled Linear extension shows issues linked to the branch and PR; GitHub pull requests are opened and tracked through the GitHub CLI.^[8]

Dev tools

Worktrees

Scape: A git worktree per session, with a post-create hook you set per repo or globally.

Sculptor: A workspace is a git worktree by default; clone and container backends are experimental.^[4]^[5]

Code editor

Scape: Monaco, with 60+ languages, a diff view, Vim mode and LSP.

Sculptor: No.

Browser

Scape: A built-in browser your agents can drive: screenshots, clicks, forms and scraping.

Sculptor: No.

Dev servers

Scape: A live browser preview paired with each server. Cmd+click jumps to the source, and each worktree gets its own port.

Sculptor: No.

Spectator mode

Scape: Every file an agent edits opens live in the editor, so you can follow along.

Sculptor: Live diff of the agent's changes for Claude Code and Pi agents.^[6]

The basics

Status

Scape: In active development.

Sculptor: Latest release v0.49.0 on 2026-10-21. Described as an experimental research preview.^[9]

Where agents run

Scape: On your Mac. Claude Code sessions can also run on a saved SSH host. No hosted agents.

Sculptor: On your machine, with optional Docker, SSH or VM backends (experimental).^[5]

Platform

Scape: macOS. Claude Code sessions can also be driven from the Claude mobile app through Remote Control, opt-in per project. There is no Scape mobile app yet.

Sculptor: macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux and Linux ARM64.^[1]

Price

Scape: 14-day free trial, no account or card. Then Pro at $9.99 a month or $99 a year; you bring your own agent subscriptions.

Sculptor: No price listed.

Open source

Scape: No.

Sculptor: Yes, MIT.^[2]

“No” means it isn’t in Sculptor’s app or docs: we checked their own site, docs, changelog and repo on 2026-11-04, and only count a feature that’s built in and does the same job. If that’s changed, tell us and we’ll update the page.

Why people pick Scape

Argus runs the fleet for you: it starts child agents on whichever agent and model you choose, checks on them, and can set one agent to review another's work.
Everything around the agents is in one app: notes, tables, playbooks, Custom Apps, an editor, a browser paired with your dev servers, a scheduler and triggers, and Flight Plans and encrypted chat with your team.
A worktree per session with a setup hook per repo, and dev servers that each get their own port.

Where Sculptor is stronger

Open source.^[2]

Sources

Facts about Sculptor were checked on 2026-11-04 and may have changed since. Something wrong? Email contact@scape.work and we’ll fix it.